Read the ENTIRE poem. What is the wind saying in each of the stanzas except the last one? Why is the last one different? (Also, which meaning of "lie" is intended here? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie )
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Daybreak
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:
A wind came up out of the sea,
And said, “O mists, make room for me.”
It hailed the ships, and cried, “Sail on,
Ye mariners, the night is gone.”
And hurried landward far away,
Crying, “Awake! it is the day.”
It said unto the forest, “Shout!
Hang all your leafy banners out!”
It touched the wood-bird’s folded wing,
And said, “O bird, awake and sing.”
And o’er the farms, “O chanticleer,
Your clarion blow; the day is near.”
It whispered to the fields of corn,
“Bow down, and hail the coming morn.”
It shouted through the belfry-tower,
“Awake, O bell! proclaim the hour.”
It crossed the churchyard with a sigh,
And said, “Not yet! in quiet lie.”
What does the phrase not yet! in quiet lie suggest in the poem "Daybreak"
4 answers
what is the meaning of make a room for me asked by wind to mists?
what is the meaning of not yet in quiet lie in last stanza?
what is the meaning of not yet in quiet lie in last stanza?
What does the phrase not yet in quiet lie suggest?
By the phrase 'Not yet! in quiet lie ' the poet wants to suggest that it is not the proper time for the dead to wake up. They should take rest quietly in their graves.